Sinaloan pocket mouse
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The Sinaloan pocket mouse (Chaetodipus pernix) is one of 17 species of pocket mice in the genus Chaetodipus.[2] Two subspecies of C. pernix are recognized, C. p. pernix and C. p. rostratus, all are endemic to Mexico.[3]
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Sinaloan pocket mouse | |
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Pictured: Desert pocket mouse, closest sister species to Sinaloan pocket mouse | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Genus: | Chaetodipus |
Species: | C. pernix |
Binomial name | |
Chaetodipus pernix (J. A. Allen, 1898) | |
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This small mouse lives among shrubs and has a wide range of coat colors.